Dump body



Oct. 30, 1928.

F. R. ALLEN ET AL DUMP BODY Filed June 23, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR 7 77?. Allen H M C *rIO/r/ BY ATTORNEYS WITNESSES fi mu Oct. 30, 1928.

F. R. ALLEN ET AL DUMP BODY Filed June 23, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lllllll lIlIll INVENTOR 7?? 7?. Allen 4 ATTORNEYS Patented Oct, 119 28.

: IT D- A PATENT OFFICE,

rnnlvkn. nilnnnfnivn HENRY. M. onaivirion, or PINE BLUFF,- AnKAnsAsj Application filed June 23,

Our present invention relates generally to dump bodies. and more particularly to a dump body'which ispivoted andrearwardly tiltable, in connection \vit-h means for tilting the same from the driversseat on thewagon forwardly of the body. f 1 v The primary object of the invention is the ju-ovisionof a simple inexpensive apparatus of the aboie nature which may be operated manually without gears, cylinders, and=other complicated parts involving the use of a. source of power carried upon the vehicle, and connections,as-for instance, pumps, 1110-. tors and theilike, anda further object is the provision of an apparatus adapted for man ual operation and manipulation, which will operate under normal circumstances as a control and lockfor thebody to prevent the same from tilting and dumping and which Will alsoact as a control forthe body in'its tilting ordumping movement.

' With the above general'objects in mind,

further and more specific objects, as well as the resulting advantages of our present invention will appear in the course of the following description, reference being made to theaccompanying drawings which form a partvot this specification, media which j Figure -l'is'a' side view of our improved dump wagon completerthe body being shown lockedin its normal position.

Figure 2 is a partial vertical longitudinal section showing the body'in its rearwardly tilted or dumping position ;i i l i 1 Figure 3 is a detailed perspective View of. the dumping lever, and,

Figure 4 'is a partial vertical section through the dumping lever shown in Fig. 3.

Referring now to these figures, our invention purp'osesa dumping wagon, the chassisof which maybe conventional, including a frame having side beams 10, which is movable upon front andrear Wheels 311 and a 12,

Upon the jSlClE beams of the body are dis posed sills 13,preferably of wood, to the rear ends of which t'hebody l lis pivotally connected as by means of hinges 15, so disposedwith respect to thelengthof the body as to adapt the latter to ready tilting movement by a slight lifting of itsxforward end so as to permit the rearward shifting of the'load of the body. 7 I 1 For the above purposes the'body 14 may be constructed in any suitable manner, it being provided beneath its forward end in accordance with our invention, with a U-shaped lever 18.- 1

portion of the tail gate perinitsthe latter BonY.

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normally adapted to close. Across the lower edgefof the tail gate 21 is secured a strap 22 withJan outstanding end. This endris nor mally engaged by a locking hook 223 pivotally mounted'at 24,- upon one side of the body and provided with an upstanding arm 25 to'which the rear endof a connecting bar 26 is pivoted.

- This bar is pivotally connected at its forward end to a lever-.27., whichis pivotally mounted at the front end of the body 14, within easy reach of the operator upon the operators seat 28. Obviously with this construction it is snnply necessary, for the operator to ma nipulate lever 27 in order to shift the hook 23 upwardly to released position, permitting the tail gate 21 to swing rearwardly and upwardly when the body 14 is tilted rearwardly and downwardly in the dumping position. It is likewise obvious as will be seen particularly' from. F ig. 2, i that the upper angular to easily swingupwardly beneath and to ride the load discharging from the lower end of the body 14. without undue strain upon the tailgate. hen the body is again righted in a horizontal position, shown in F ig. 1, the tail gate automatically swings to the closed position, and it is then an easy matter to shift the hook into engagedrelation with the pro-t jecting end of the cross strap 22.

The dumping lever 18 is fulcrumed adja. cent to its lower, end, and in the present in-v stance I have shown the same consisting of a pair of straps 29 and 30, whose lower por tions snugly embrace and are secured to the central portion of atransversefulcrum ,bar 31.. Below this bar the straps are continued to form a rearwardly angular lower extension of the dumping lever, and their extremities at the 'end of this extension revolubly support the roller 17, which as before described, operates upwardly against the forward shoe .ot the body 14. i I

Around the upper portions of the straps 29 and 30, below their oppositely angular stands at. the front end of the body with its intermediate lug 35 projecting rearwardly over and in engagement with the upper'l'oravard edge of the body so that. the latter is locked against rearward tilting or dumping movement.

The angular upper eni titiol' the strap in has an upwardly detlectt-al terminal 3?, which forms a handle, and it is obvious that by matching rearwardly the operator on the seat :28 may grasp the handle '37 and pull the dumping lever ll) torwardly or toward him. The result of this movement is to shift/the lower rearwardly angular extension 32 of the duinping leverin an upwarddirectionyl'orw ing roller 17 against the body shoe lb. whereby to'urgethe forward portion of the body upwardly.

Previous to such operation tail gate 21 has of course been released so'that innnediatel upon upward movement otthe forward pol tion of the body 1'4, its load is free to shift rcarwardly andthe further movement of the body to the tilted dumping position of Fig. 9, requires hut little manualeltoi't and is induced tor the most part by the shifting of the weight of the load in a rer "ward direction.

Within the forward end olthe body 14, one end of a snubbingeh'ain 38 is anchoret The other end of this chain is connected to a U-strap 39, whose extensions project downwardly through openings in the oppositely outstanding upper ends 33 01 the straps'29 and 30, forming the dumping lever 18. These extensions of the UJ-strap 39 are in movable relation downwardly along the outer faces of the straps 99 and 30 within the spring 34, andrbeyomlthe lower end of this spring ill, the lower ends of the strap extensions have outstanding terminals l0 which engage the lower end ofthe spring when there is any tendency of an upwardpnll upon the U-strap 39. This arrangementthusacts to snub the tilting or dumping movement of the body and to tension suchmovement after it has progressed to a certain point determined by the length of the snubbing chain 38.

It. is obvious that a dumping apparatus suchas we have proposed, without poweractuated or other complicated parts, will be simpleand economical both in first-cost and up-keep. and it is further obvious that a dumping apparatus of the character thus disinvention will prcsent'astrong;durable and general efiicient apparatus for the intended purposes.

\Ve claim 1. In a dump 'agon including a rearwardly tiltable body having a lower forward shoe, a dumping lever 'i'ulcrun'ied adjacent to its lower end and normallyupstanding in an approximately vertical position. along the front ol the body, a flexible connection between the upper portion of the lever and the body and including a spring, said lever havinga rearward extension below its fulcrum, and a roller carried bv said extension and engaging the shoe of the body.

2. luadnmp wagon including a rearwardly tiltable body having a lower forward shoe. a dumping lever fulcrumed adjacent to its lower end and normally upstanding in an approxii-nately vertical position along the front of the'body, said lever having a rearward extension below its fulcrum, and a roller parried by said extension and engaging the shoe of the body, a spring on the uppeiuportion of the lever, an element inovablein connection with the upper portion of the lever and engaging the said spring, and a flexible snnbl'iin g connection between the said element and'the forward portion of the body, as described.

3. ln adump wagon-includinga rearwarth ly tiltable 'body and a 'l'raine. an upright dumping lever fulcrumed adjacent to its lower end in the-frame forwardly beyond'the body. said dumping lever-having an upper handle and having rearward extension below its fulcrum and'adapted torengagement with the lower forward portion of the body when the handle portion of the leveris shifted forwardly, and a flexible snubbing con nection between the upper portion of the lever and the forwardportion of the body;

l. In a dump wagon including a-rearward- 1y tiltable body and a frame, an upright dumping lever fulcrumed adjacent to its lower end in the frame forwardly beyond the body, said dumping lever having an upper handle and having a rearward extension helow its fnlcrnnrandadapted for engagement with the lower forward portion of tihediody whenthe handle portion of the lever is shilled forwardly,- andaflexible annbbingconneo tion'between theupper portion of the lever and the forward portion of the bodyaincluding an elastic'tensioning member supported by the lever. 

